The FBI Might Not Need Apple's Decryption Help
The FBI says a mysterious "outside party" has found a way to unlock San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook's iPhone without assistance from Apple.
Terrorism
Brussels Terrorist Attack: Refuse to Be Afraid!
"Je suis en terrasse!" as the Parisians say.
Ted Cruz Wants Special Police Patrols in Muslim Communities. Ask NYPD How That Went for Them.
(Spoiler: It alienated people and didn't uncover radicals.)
The Brussels Terror Attacks: When Security Theater Fails
There is no such thing as perfect security, and anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you snake oil.
Brussels Attacks Give Cruz Another Occasion to Slam Obama for Refusing to Say 'Radical Islamic Terrorism'
The Texas senator seems to think the phrase has magical powers.
Before We Know Much of Anything About Brussels Attack, Encryption Fears Already Invoked
Rep. Schiff raises the issue in a statement.
At Least 130 Injured and 31 Dead In Brussels Airport, Metro Explosions
French prime minister says: "We are at war."
The Paris Attackers Didn't 'Go Dark'—They Used Burner Phones
More reasons to be skeptical of demands for encryption back doors.
Despite Constant Death Threats, Flemming Rose is Still a "Free Speech Fundamentalist"
The former Jyllands-Posten editor who published "Mohammed cartoons" in 2005 remains unbowed by terror.
French Students Encouraged to Smoke At School Because of Terrorism
Civil liberties increasingly threatened under state of emergency that's been extended for 6 months.
Here's How Apple Plans to Beat the FBI
Among other things, Apple alleges that the FBI violates its First Amendment rights by compelling company engineers to write code.
TSA Says These Shoes Are Made for Blocking
A traveler is forced to abandon "gun-themed" footwear and bracelets.
Iranian Media Pledges $600,000 to Murder Salman Rushdie
Fatwas never die, even on Election Day.
'Unfortunately we have not been able to trust the federal government when it comes to surveillance'
Kennedy and Matt Welch defend Apple against the FBI
Apple Versus the FBI
It's possible that the FBI is not primarily concerned with the particular evidence stored on the San Bernardino shooter's phone at all.
Watch Kennedy and Matt Welch Defend Apple from the Surveillance State (and its Enablers) Tonight at 8 p.m. ET on FBN!
Would the government really limit itself to just this one terrorist iPhone? Tune into Kennedy on Fox Business Network; replay at midnight
The Southern Poverty Law Center Strikes Again
What should we make of the SPLC's annual count of "hate groups" and "anti-government groups"?
What the Eagles of Death Metal Can Teach Us About Fighting Terrorism
The police can't be everywhere.
Goofus and Gallant on Encryption and Government Intrusion
Consider Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Justin Amash and guess which is which.
The Encryption Fight We Knew Was Coming Is Here—and Apple Appears Ready
Company will not compromise user security to help access terrorist's phone.
Experts Quietly Admit to Senate Torture Report's Accuracy, But Does Anybody Care Anymore?
We have a presidential frontrunner who openly embraces abusing prisoners.
How Long Could the U.S. Go Without Electricity?
Ted Koppel's latest book explores the effects of EMP weapons.
Did ISIS Make a Bad Move by Attacking Istanbul?
The suicide bombing might end the cozy arrangement between the organization and the Turkish president
BBC Journalist Prevented From Traveling to US Because of New Visa Waiver Rules
British-Iranian reporter Rana Rahimpour stopped at airport; new restrictions weren't supposed to be in effect until April.
Terrorism In Europe is Less Common and Less Deadly Than in the Recent Past—And Doesn't Justify Expanded Repressive Surveillance
International security researcher: "Western Europe is safer now than it has been for decades and is far safer than most other parts of the world."
Don't Fear the Refugees
Americans are skeptical and afraid of allowing Middle East refugees into this country. Should they be?
Whatever's Going on in Oregon, It's Not Terrorism
Terrorism is the use of violence against noncombatants for a political purpose. That's not what's happening here.
How Making a Murderer Helps Explain Liberals' Reaction to the Oregon Standoff
We all deserve fair treatment under the law, and we all lose when people let aesthetic and ideological differences obscure that basic truth.
Are the Malheur Militants Really 'Terrorists'?
Not by the reasonable definitions of the word
ISIS Terrorists Did Not Take Captagon or Any Other Drugs Before the Paris Attacks
Contrary to overheated press reports, they were under the influence of nothing but religious fanaticism.
Rand Paul, White House, Want Oregon Standoff Resolved Cautiously. Why Don't More Liberals Agree?
Relentlessly demonizing misunderstood opponents is a bad idea.
On #OregonUnderAttack and #YallQaeda: Stop Calling Everyone a Terrorist
Unfounded terrorism allegations are the health of the state.
Citizenship-Stripping on the Rise Worldwide
It's not just France-Britain, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Norway, and others have been targeting dual nationals
Rand Paul Rightly "Appalled" That NSA Spied on Members of Congress
We don't need more surveillance of Americans, says Paul. "We need...more targeted surveillance."
2015: The Year in Fear
Criminals, terrorists, and madmen with guns-how fears of violence reshaped American politics
What Would 9/11 Have Been Like Without the Constitution? Look at France
Socialist government likely to amend French constitution to extend state of emergency, strip citizenship of convicted dual nationals
Update: TSA Will Give 120 Days Before "Implementing REAL ID Enforcement at Airports"
Plus: Here are IDs other than driver's licenses you can use to board planes.
UPDATED! TSA Says It Will Stop Accepting Driver's Licenses From Nine States
Come January 10, travelers from Alaska, California, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Carolina, and Washington may be stranded.
Transgender Bathroom Visits: Just Another Front in Chris Christie's War on Terror
Ask the governor about transgender issues, get a response about...
Brendan O'Neill: 'The Real Threat To Free Speech Now Is Conformism and Cowardice'
Spiked's Brendan O'Neill on free expression, environmentalism as "an apology for poverty" and why he is "a Marxist libertarian."
Biotech Company Terrorists Poison Chipotle's Food, Claims Natural News Nutjob Mike Adams
A raving anti-tech activist's conspiracy theory about Chipotle's recent E. coli outbreaks.
Closing Schools Over Terrorist Threats Creates New Problems
Stop the fear: Children are more likely to die in a car crash.
America's Asymmetrical War on Terror
The U.S. government and its accomplices are waging actual war. In contrast, terrorists commit crimes.
Putting the Terrorist Threat in Perspective
How likely is an American to be a victim of terrorism?
